Atlas Editions Silver Classics – Dornier Do X , ‚D-1929‘ Regia Aeronautica – Italian Royal Air Force

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                      Dornier Do X

Dornier Do X byl německý létající člun vyrobený firmou Dornier v roce 1929. V době vzniku byl největším a nejtěžším létajícím člunem na světě. S nápadem vytvořit ho přišel Dr. Claude Dornier v roce 1924, na konci roku 1925 začaly přípravy a po 240 000 pracovních hodinách byl v roce 1929 hotov.

The Dornier Do X was the largest, heaviest, and most powerful flying boat in the world when it was produced by the Dornier company of Germany in 1929. First conceived by Dr. Claude Dornier in 1924,planning started in late 1925 and after over 240,000 work-hours it was completed in June 1929.

Do X
Do X with early Bristol Jupiter engines
Role	Long-range airliner, flying boat
Manufacturer	Dornier
Designer	Dr. Claude Dornier
First flight	12 July 1929
Primary user	Regia Aeronautica
Number built	3

During the years between the two World Wars, only the Soviet Tupolev ANT-20 Maksim Gorki landplane of a few years later was physically larger, but at 53 metric tons maximum takeoff weight it was not as heavy as the Do X’s 56 tonnes.

The Do X was financed by the German Transport Ministry and in order to circumvent conditions of the Treaty of Versailles, which forbade any aircraft exceeding set speed and range limits to be built by Germany after World War I, a specially designed plant was built at Altenrhein, on the Swiss portion of Lake Constance.

The type was popular with the public, but a lack of commercial interest and a number of non-fatal accidents prevented more than three examples from being built.

General characteristics

• Crew: 10-14
• Capacity: 66-100 passengers
• Length: 40 m  (131 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 48 m  (157 ft 5 in)
• Height: 10.25 m (33 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 450 m² (4,844 ft²)
• Empty weight: 28,250 kg  (62,280 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 56,000 kg (123,460 lb)
• Powerplant: 12 × Curtiss Conqueror water-cooled V12, 455 kW (610 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 211 km/h (131 mph)
• Cruise speed: 175 km/h (109 mph)
• Range: 1,700 km (1,056 mi)
• Service ceiling: 3200 m (10498 ft)
• Wing loading: 94 kg/m² (19.3 lb/sq ft) (at 46 tons weight)